Rig Veda 8.60.9: Mandala 8, Sukta 60, Mantra 9
Sukta 8.60
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh-like short meter (uncertain; needs metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
पाहि नो अग्न एकया पाह्युत द्वितीयया । पाहि गीर्भिस्तिसृभिरूर्जां पते पाहि चतसृभिर्वसो ॥
Transliteration
pā́hi no agne ékayā pā́hy utá dvitī́yayā | pā́hi gī́rbhis tisṛ́bhir ūrjā́m pate pā́hi catasṛ́bhir vaso íti ||
Translation
احمِنا يا أغني بقوّةٍ واحدة، واحمِ أيضًا بالثانية. واحمِ بثلاثِ «گير» (gīr: الألفاظ/التراتيل المقدّسة)، يا ربَّ «أورجا» (ūrjā: فيضُ القوّة والحياة)؛ واحمِ بالأربعة، يا فاسو (Vasu: ذو الغنى).
Word by Word
पा॒हिprotect!
पा॒हि:
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TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने/रक्षणे)
नःof us / for us
नः:
सम्प्रदान (हित/लाभार्थ) / सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
अग्नेO Agni
अग्ने:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
एकयाwith one (hymn/utterance)
एकया:
करण
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootएक
पा॒हिprotect!
पा॒हि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने/रक्षणे)
उतand / also
उत:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत
द्वितीययाwith the second
द्वितीयया:
करण
TypeAdjective (ordinal)
Rootद्वितीय
पा॒हिprotect!
पा॒हि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने/रक्षणे)
गीर्भिःwith hymns/utterances
गीर्भिः:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootगिर्
तिसृभिःwith three
तिसृभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootत्रि
ऊर्जाम्nourishment / strength
ऊर्जाम्:
कर्म (सम्बोधन-विशेषणार्थे लक्ष्य/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्ज्
पतेO lord
पते:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootपति
पा॒हिprotect!
पा॒हि:
—
TypeVerb
Rootपा (पाने/रक्षणे)
चतसृभिःwith four
चतसृभिः:
करण
TypeAdjective (numeral)
Rootचतुर्
वसोO Vasu (good one/wealth-giver)
वसो:
सम्बोधन
TypeNoun
Rootवसु
Ritual Application
Philosophical Concepts
Vedic Cosmology
Natural Symbolism
Academic Analysis
Cross References
Yogic Application
Chanting Notes
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